Philip N. Johnson-Laird is a professor of psychology at Princeton University and the author of several notable books on human cognition and the psychology of reasoning. His work delves into the intricacies of the human mind, exploring how individuals construct mental models of the world and how these models shape our decision-making and comprehension. His research focuses on the nature of logical and illogical thought processes and the cognitive mechanisms that underpin them. Johnson-Laird's approach offers profound insights into the psychological foundations of reasoning and cognition.
Cognitive science brings together psychology, computing, linguistics, anthropology, artificial intelligence, neurophysiology and philosophy. This book addresses the central questions of cognitive science: how does the mind work, and what is it that enables us to have thoughts, or feelings?